Routing-rack.



No. 838,543. PATENTED DEG.18, 1906.

G. w. HURD.

ROUTING RACK. APPLICATION FILE-I) AUG. a. 1906.

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PATENTED DEC. 18, 1906.

G. W. HURD.

ROUTING RACK. APELIOATION FILED AUG. 3, 1906.

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PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. HURD, OF CLIO, MICHIGAN.

ROUTING-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Annlication filed August 3. 1906 Serial No. 329.086.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HURD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clio, in the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Routing- Rack and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to routing-racks for facilitating the assortment of mail-matter for different districts, the object thereof being to provide a device of this design, and the construction thereof comprising the end supporting-pieces, which are connected by a plurality of shelves having a plurality of removable and movable arched spacing members, removable and movable directory cards or plates for the names throughout the carrier s route, whereby mail-matter may be readily classified for the individuals living upon the mail-route, thus preventing the carrier from making an error while delivering the mail to persons for whom it is intended.

This invention. comprises, further, objects and combinations of elements which will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be pointed out by the appended claims.

To obtain a full and correct understanding of the details of construction, combinations of features, elements, and advantages, reference is to be had to the hereinafter-setf0rtl1 description, and the accompanying drawings in connection therewith, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the routing-rack, illustrating the same as holding a series of mailing-matter. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional view through the rack on line 2 2, illustrating the means for allowing the directory-cards and the arched spacing members to be removed or moved longitudinally with the rack. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective view showing the bracing means for the shelves and the end pieces. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. 8.

Making renewed reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the several illustrations by figures, 1 designates the end pieces of the routing-rack, which are connected by a plurality of shelves 2, which are suitably braced with relation to the end pieces by the angle-irons 3, the ends of which are received by the recesses 4, which recesses are formed in the lower face of the shelves and the inner side faces 5 of the end pieces, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings. The lower ends of the end pieces are provided with feet 6, which are connected by a cylindrical bracing-rod 7, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

To allow the directory-cards to be removed or moved longitudinally with the shelves, they are formed of the contour shown in Fig. 2, which directory-cards 8 are provided with parallel portions 9 and 10, which are curved inward and then outward, as at 11, so that when the said parallel portions are pressed together they may be inserted within the longitudinal recess 12 of each shelf, after which the said parallel portions may spring outward, thereby causing the directory-cards to be frictionally held in the proper position. The arched spacing members 13 are similarly connected with each shelf, but with one exception, and that is the arms 14 are provided with feet 15, which are flatso as to prevent wabbling or displace ment after they are in engagement with the lateral recesses 16 of the main recess 17 of each shelf, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From the foregoing the essential features, elements, and operation of the device, together with the simplicity and practicability thereof, will be clearly observed, and when manufactured in accordance with the invention an inexpensive market will be easily ob-' tained therefor.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and useful by the protection of Letters Patent is 1. In a routing-rack, a pair of end pieces, a plurality of shelves connecting said end pieces, angle-braces for the shelves and end pieces, said shelves and end pieces having recesses to receive the ends of the angle-braces, a connecting-rod for the lower ends of the end pieces to form a brace therefor and a plurality of arched spacing members removable and movably carried by each shelf.

2. In a routing-rack, a pair of end pieces, a plurality of shelves connecting said end pieces, angle-braces for the shelves and end pieces, said shelves and end pieces having recesses to receive the ends of the angle-braces, a connecting-rod for the lower ends of the end pieces to form a brace therefor, a plurality of arched spacing members removable I ally recessed therewith, a plurality of arched 15 and movably carried by the upper face of each shelf and a plurality of directory-cards removable and movably carried by the outer edge of each shelf 3. In a routing-rack, a pair of end pieces, a plurality of shelves connecting said end pieces, angle-braces for the shelves and end pieces, said shelves and end pieces having recesses to receive the ends of the anglebraces, a connecting-rod for the lower ends of the end pieces to form a brace therefor, said shelves having upon their upper faces a lon gitudinal recess, the walls of which are laterspacing members having flat feet to engage said lateral recesses, said shelves having upon their outer edges a longitudinal recess, the

walls of which are curved slightly outward, a plurality of directory-cards to engage the said outwardly-curved walls.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE W. HURD.

Witnesses:

J. W. BUFFUM, F. M. CURRY. 

